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[[Image:plastro gvat.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Layout of Plastro system. Drawing: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library.php?serie=RELMA%20Technical%20Handbook%20Series RELMA.]]]
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The Plastro system was developed in Israel as a low-pressure drip irrigation system with high water efficiency, clogging resistance and durability. For further information contact [http://www.efronim.org.il/db/showcomp.pl?comp=Plastro+Gvat Plastro GVAT] in Israel, or ATIF (K) Limited.
Six examples are presented: the KARI drum system from Kenya, the Waggon Wheel system from South Africa, the Family, Plastro and Micro-Tal systems from Israel, and the IDE drum used in India.
===Construction, operations and maintenance===
The standard drum kit system comprises a drum, control valve, a manifold and drip lines. The drum should be filled with the valve in the closed position. To irrigate it is important to open the valve fully. This allows the water to be distributed quickly through the drip lines and allows for good water distribution.
* 600 m standard 16 mm drip tube.
===Reference manuals, videos, links===
* [http://www.efronim.org.il/db/showcomp.pl?comp=Plastro+Gvat Plastro Gvat.]
===Acknowledgements===
* Sijali, Isaya V. [http://www.samsamwater.com/library.php?serie=RELMA%20Technical%20Handbook%20Series DRIP IRRIGATION: Options for smallholder farmers in eastern and southern Africa.] RELMA, 2001.
